The Russellville Democrat., 1887-04-27

Oh aye, flau II DEukcH tHtgu anu WA
otherwise mangled. The poor ole
broken. hearted father, Peter NJ
Turner, had his head caught between
the heavy logs, which also lay on hi
chest, and his head was swollen anf
badly lacerated, and be is thought
to be injured internally. At this
place there is nothing left standing
the trees in his orchard being botf
striped Of bark and leaves. His
fence rails and hosehold effects were
blown all over the country. The
/ full fury Of the cyclone seems te
have levelIed on Mr.. Turner's place
and left him only with the land upor
4 which he lived and made his crop
| He is left destitute and his children
are without clothing. Tom Sells
house was completely annihilated
His out buildings were blown away,
and his horse was killed. Mr.. Sell
and family were housed under the
protection of storm cave, built soon
after the first cyclone, and escaped
| without personal injury. Mike
! Vests stables were unrooffcd, and
also a part OF his house. The fami-
lily were ensconsed in a storm house.
i They heard the wind and saw the
ominous dark cloud which always
! proceeds the cyclone and fled TO the
shelter above mentioned in ample
time to escape It's fury. The Still
we'll church and school house
was in the path Of the cyclone, which
had apparent destructive width Of
about 400 yards and was completely
destroyed, not beam being left
standing or plank in position.
The house Of 0. c. Powless, in
which there were several children,
was laid in mass of ruins, yet no
one was hurt. The roof was blown
off Reuben Kings residence, but
none of the inmates were injured.
Mr.. B. T. Cash sought the shelter Of
his storm house and did not make his
exit until the storm had taken the
roof from his stable. Mrs. Sarah
Burk's house, two and half miles
northwest of GAINESVILLE, was blown
Off the foundation distaace of
about eighty feet, but was not dam
aged to any appreciable extent
Her barn was unrooffed. VIM.
Soard's house was partially unroof
ed and his smoke house was blown to
pieces and his fences scattered.
Mrs. James Van elders house was
blown to atoms, outbuildings de
stroyed and fences blown down.
John Wiley.s residence was torn to
pieces, his out houses destroyed and
his fences blown away. A little
child of Mr., Potter's living on Sam
Nichols place on Piney, was killed.
Rube Matthews, the county assessor
who lives on Minnow Creek, had his
house and other buildings blown
away. Rey.J. A. RussePs house
was blown to pieces. Rev. I. j.
Woodlands house, and barns were
wrecked and horse killed. w. p. |
Ford's house, new building erect
ed since the last cylone, which took |
away his former house, was scatter
ed to the four winds. M. +. Klr-
wins house was blown from the |
path Of the pitiiess wind and com
pletely demolished. j. II. Griflin's
house was blown to fragments, and
his fences destroyed. j. j Ford's
fences and outhouses were blown
away. At J. NJ Reeds fearful and
sad injury was affected. His little
daughter was caught among the fall
en- timbers and SO dreadfully man
gled that DR.. Mitchell could do moth
ing in the way of relief, and her
death was momentarily expected
just before the issue Of this paper.
j. Malden's lutte boy was visiting
Mr.. Reeds family at the time and
was badly hurt. Mr.. Reed was also
severely cripped, having been
struck in the back by flying
timbers. Everything in the way OF
barns and fences were blown into
shreds. Dave Weaver's house was
blown away. Alfred Kings house
was crushed to nothingness. Mr..
StoralPs house was destroyed and he
and his wife badly hurt. Milton
Stones house was shattered as
though but an egg she'll and Stone
and his wife were caught among the
timbers and severely lacerated. The
stables and fences belonging TO w.
Fl. Stone were blown away. John
Patey's house, barn and fences were
wrecked. G. d. Rowsey's residence
was twirled between the remorseless
elements and broken beyond recogni- |
ton. Death, which lurked IN the |
folds of the sable and powerful clouds,
folded Mr.. Rowsey's precious daugh-
ter, just merging into glorious wo
manhood, in his embrace, mangled
and pu.seless, ready for the grave,
The weeping father and mother
were themselves bleeding from nu
merous wounds, and their house,
barn and fences were torn asunder
and filling neighboring fields. Mr..
J. d. Pettit's family ran down to
William Williams house as the
storm approached. where their little
daughter was killed and another
child was injured so severely that
DR., McLannon says that it is hardly
probable that it can recover. One of
Mr. Williams children was cut m